*Pasé años intentando encontrarlo. *
I wrote to the truck stop.
I searched online when I got older.
But I only knew his first name, that his wife was June, that his daughter was Rachel, and that he drove a blue truck.
I never found him.
Then, this year, my own life began falling apart.
My husband left in July, when our twin boys were only three months old.
*Él tomó nuestro coche y la mayor parte del dinero. *
*No se ha puesto en contacto con nosotros desde entonces. *
*Encontré un trabajo en Willow Creek Nursing Home en Millbrook y alquilé una pequeña casa amarilla en Pike Street. *
I start work Monday.
But my first paycheck is still two weeks away.
*Ayer, las inesperadas comisiones bancarias me dejaron casi nada. *
- Esa mañana, me senté en el piso de mi cocina sosteniendo el reloj de Tom. *
*Por primera vez en veintidós años, consideré seriamente venderlo. *